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Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar

Oct 01, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:40 PM

152 Science I

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Lectures

"Ancient Caves of Northern Illinois" Using Voids to Fill the Gaps" by Roy Plotnick, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.

The Second Vatican Council and Pope John XXIII's Commitment to Religious Unity

Oct 01, 2013

7:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Anne Clifford, the Msgr. James Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State, will discuss Pope John XXIII's life-experience, his decision to call the Second Vatican council, and the resulting commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to cultivate relationships not only with otherbut also with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam. Supple Lecture Series

Emerging Powers and the Responsibility to Protect

Oct 01, 2013

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

Ramesh Thakur, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, currently directs the Centre for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament at Australian National University.

Wednesday, 02 Oct 2013

Fulbright Lunch & Learn Seminar Series

Oct 02, 2013

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Lectures

"Cultural explorations," Anicia Peters, Computer Science, Namibia, Current grantee Bring your lunch and learn from Fulbright alumni and current Fulbright-sponsored grantees about a variety of Fulbright Programs. All seminars will start at 12:10 pm and last 20-30 minutes, thus allowing ample time for discussion and socializing.

Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers

Oct 02, 2013

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Kwame Anthony Appiah, named one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 public intellectuals, is the Laurence S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He is also the president of the PEN American Center, the world's oldest human rights organization. World Affairs Series and Technology, Globalization & Culture Series

Thursday, 03 Oct 2013

The CEOs of Leadership: Clarity, Example and Optimism

Oct 03, 2013

12:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Ambassador Karen Hughes worked for more than thirty years in public administration, public policy and communications. She served as Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and as a strategic advisor on policy and communications to President George W. Bush. Mary Louise Smith Chair for Women and Politics

Iowa NSF EPSCoR energy policy seminar series

Oct 03, 2013

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM

1344 Howe Hall

free

Research Lectures

"Biobased Economy; Quo Vadis?" Andre Faaij, Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Agronomy Seminar

Oct 03, 2013

4:10 PM

2050 Agronomy

Agronomy Department Lectures

Eavesdropping on Plants: What Do They Have to Say? Dr. Jack Schultz, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri

Friday, 04 Oct 2013

Dating in a Digital World: Nev Schulman of MTV's CATFISH

Oct 04, 2013

11:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

MTV's Catfish: The TV Show tackles the mystery and complexities of dating in a digital world. Series hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph track "catfish" - people who create a false identity or intentionally misrepresent themselves in online forums - as they follow the first-time, real-life encounters of young couples taking their online-only relationships to a new level, face-to-face. ISU After Dark

Sunday, 06 Oct 2013

Lecture: Ceramic Tradition/Contemporary Design

Oct 06, 2013

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman Bldg.

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University Museums Arts, performances Lectures

Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett and Head of Integrated Studio Arts and ceramicist Ingrid Lilligren will discuss the objects and ideas behind the exhibition Ceramic Tradition/Contemporary Design. They will explore traditional ceramic techniques developed over thousands of years and how those techniques continue to be used by and inspire contemporary ceramicists working today.

Monday, 07 Oct 2013

Statistics Seminar

Oct 07, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Snedecor 3105

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Hyperparameter and Model Selection for Nonparametric Bayes Problems Via Radon-Nikodym Derivatives", Hani Doss, Department of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville

Tuesday, 08 Oct 2013

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar

Oct 08, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:40 PM

152 Science I

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Lectures

"Tracing Atmospheric Moisture Isotopically" by Lisa Kanner, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

United States and India: How Far Have We Come, What Lies Ahead?

Oct 08, 2013

7:30 PM

Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Her Excellency Nirupama Rao has served as India's ambassador to the United States since September 2011. Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science

Wednesday, 09 Oct 2013

MAX MAXIM: The making of a monster

Oct 09, 2013

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Lauren Crahan is the principal and John Hartmann the creative director of Freecell Architecture, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based design and fabrication studio. Part of the 2013-14 Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series.

Entrepreneurs and Leadership in the Swine Industry

Oct 09, 2013

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

Dr. Howard Hill is president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council and a strategic council to Iowa Select Farms. He worked for more than 20 years at Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where he was a leader in the eradication of pseudorabies (PRV). William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture

Thursday, 10 Oct 2013

Brown Bag Lecture

Oct 10, 2013

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens Lectures

ââ'¬Å"Barn Quilts ââ'¬" Hanging a Clothesline of Quilts Across the Countrysideââ'¬Â presented by Barn Quilts of Washington County Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program.

Agronomy Departmental Seminar

Oct 10, 2013

4:10 PM

2050 Agronomy

Agronomy Department Lectures

Murky Waters: Farming and Policy for Water Quality in Iowa Craig Cox, Senior Vice-President, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environmental Working Group

Statistics Seminar

Oct 10, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Sweeney 1126

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Text Networks", David Banks, Department of Statistics, Duke University, Durham, NC

Innovative Solutions for Restoring Water Quality

Oct 10, 2013

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

Joe Whitworth is president of The Freshwater Trust where he and his team focus on cooperative, market-based solutions that benefit rivers, working lands and local communities. National Affairs Series

Friday, 11 Oct 2013

Chemistry seminar

Oct 11, 2013

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

1352 Gilman Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Tripodal Ligands in Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry: Functionalization of Carbon Dioxide, Approaches for Mercury Detoxification and the Formation of New Classes of Atranes," Ged Parkin, Columbia University, New York. The seminar is part of a celebration to honor University Professor John Verkade, who is retiring after 53 years at ISU.

Chemistry seminar

Oct 11, 2013

3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

1352 Gilman Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Endohedral Functionalities in Hemicryptophane and Cavitand Hosts," Jean-Pierre Dutasta, Laboratory of Chemistry, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France. The seminar is part of a celebration to honor University Professor John Verkade, who is retiring after 53 years at ISU.

Planetarium Shows

Oct 11, 2013

6:15 PM

ISU Planetarium, Physics Hall

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium to learn more. The first show, starting at 6:30 pm will be 20 minutes and for kids. Shows at 7 pm and 7:30 pm and are suitable for all ages. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:15 pm. Seating is limited.

Monday, 14 Oct 2013

International seminar

Oct 14, 2013

12:00 PM

Room 106 Seed Science Building

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

Featured speakers are Agus Pakpahan, chair of the Commission for the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms, who will present "Sustainability, Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia." Adam Kighoma Malima, a Tanzanian politician and member of parliament since 2010, will speak about "The Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector in Tanzania."

Statistics Seminar

Oct 14, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Snedecor 3105

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"A workbench based approach for repeatable experiments in software", Shashi K. Gadia, Computer Science Department, Iowa State University, Ames

Scientific Discovery and the Fight to End Global Hunger

Oct 14, 2013

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green Student activities

Marc Van Montagu, Mary-Dell Chilton and Robert T. Fraley are joint recipients of the 2013 World Food Prize for their research and achievements in agricultural biotechnology. Norman E. Borlaug Lecture

Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013

Agronomy Seminar

Oct 15, 2013

8:00 AM

3140 Agronomy

Agronomy Department Lectures

Plant Made Pharmaceuticals-Recombinant AMPs Against Skin Infections Dr. Michael Kleine, CEO of Planton GmbH, Kiel, Germany

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar

Oct 15, 2013

4:10 PM - 5:40 PM

152 Science I

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Lectures

"Simulating Impacts of Changes in Climate and Land Use on Water Sustainability and Crop Yields" by Dave Hyndman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

How Migration Is Changing Our World

Oct 15, 2013

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

Economist Paul Collier is author of The Bottom Billion and an expert on developing markets and financial opportunities within the poorest countries. He is currently Advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank. Part of the World Affairs Series: Development, Defense and Diplomacy.

Wednesday, 16 Oct 2013

What Is (Ab)Normal? How to Identify Mental Illness

Oct 16, 2013

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

Psychologist Robert Krueger will discuss the differences between normal and abnormal human behavior and how the two overlap. Disability Awareness Week.

Challenging Chinaphobia: Gender Differences

Oct 16, 2013

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Kesho Scott is an associate professor of American Studies and sociology at Grinnell College and a diversity trainer with more than two decades of work leading programs to unlearn racism.